US8818272B2

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Publication number: US8818272B2
Application number: US11/879,938
Authority: US
Inventors: Harish Paryani
Original assignee: Broadcom Corp
Current assignee: Avago Technologies International Sales Pte Ltd
Priority date: 2007-07-18
Filing date: 2007-07-18
Publication date: 2014-08-26
Also published as: US20090023389A1

Abstract

According to one exemplary embodiment, a system providing remote control of Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment comprises Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment for initiating a pairing mode to authorize a virtual remote controller transfer, a Bluetooth enabled wireless device for activating a setup mode so as to pair with the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment and for downloading the virtual remote controller. The virtual remote controller may be described in an advanced markup language, for example. In one embodiment, a method for utilizing a Bluetooth enabled wireless device to remotely control a Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment comprises initiating a pairing mode of the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment to authorize a virtual remote controller transfer, activating a setup mode of the Bluetooth enabled wireless device so as to pair with the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, and downloading the virtual remote controller to the Bluetooth enabled wireless device.

Description

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

1. Field of the Invention

The present invention relates generally to electronic systems and circuits. More particularly, the present invention relates to wireless communications systems and circuits.

2. Background Art

Many of today's consumer electronics come from the manufacturer accompanied by a remote control unit that allows a user to operate the electronic equipment from a distance, while sitting in a chair located across a room, for example. These remote control units utilize various technologies, for example infrared (IR) signaling, or a radio frequency Bluetooth connection, to communicate commands to the electronic equipment. Typically, a code is assigned to electronic equipment, based on equipment type, e.g. television or DVD, manufacturer, and model number. Interoperability of a particular item of electronic equipment and a particular remote control depends on whether the appropriate code is available to the remote control, for example through a database stored in the remote control. Traditionally, for example, the remote control units provided by electronic equipment manufacturers have often been IR based, dedicated remote controls, usable only with electronic equipment of the same type and model, produced by the same manufacturer.

Despite their convenience, use of conventional remote controls may involve certain disadvantages as well. Because they are small and portable, remote controls can be easily misplaced or even permanently lost. Because in addition to being small and portable, they include sensitive electronic circuits, they can also be susceptible to inoperability due to damage or breakage. When a remote control is lost or damaged, the user may be faced with the inconvenience and expense of procuring a costly replacement from the electronic equipment manufacturer.

Another disadvantage associated with remote controls flows from their very desirability. Because they are convenient and popular, they are provided as accessories with an increasingly wide array of electronic equipment. As a result, and because the manufacturer provided remote controls are frequently dedicated ones, there is an increasing proliferation of distinct remote control units to keep track of, and use. To take a familiar example, a typical home entertainment system might include a television, satellite set-top box, DVD player, audio receiver, and digital audio player, for example, each having its own manufacturer provided, dedicated, remote control unit.

A conventional approach to resolving the disadvantages discussed above, utilizes a programmable “universal” remote control, either as a substitute for a lost or damaged unit, or to replace several distinct remote controls, by integrating some of their functionality into a single unit. This conventional approach offers certain advantages, including relatively low cost, when compared to obtaining a manufacturer replacement, and operational consolidation, allowing at least rudimentary control of multiple devices. Drawbacks associated with use of a conventional universal remote control are significant as well, however. The dedicated remote control provided by the manufacturer of electronic equipment is likely to reflect the full functionality of that equipment. As consumer electronics have increased in function and sophistication, the control layout of their remote control units have grown ever more distinctive. A universal remote control, by contrast, adapted for use with electronic equipment of varying type, e.g. television and DVD, as well as with varying manufacturer and model, are almost of necessity generic in format, including only those controls that are widely shared amongst electronic equipment, for example, volume and channel controls. As a result, customized, manufacturer specific or model specific controls, which may be highly desirable to a user, are likely to be absent from universal remote control layouts. Consequently, while supporting primitive operation of a range of electronic equipment, a universal remote control rarely commands the full functionality of any individual piece of equipment.

Thus, there is a need in the art for a system and method for remotely controlling a variety of electronic equipment, which can implement commonly utilized wireless communications devices for use as remote control units, and which captures the full functionality of the electronic equipment so controlled.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

A system and method for remotely controlling Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, substantially as shown in and/or described in connection with at least one of the figures, and as set forth more completely in the claims.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 shows a conventional system for remotely controlling Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment.

FIG. 2 shows a system for remotely controlling Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment using a Bluetooth enabled wireless device, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 shows a flow chart of an exemplary method to implement an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 shows an exemplary Bluetooth enabled wireless device for remotely controlling Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, according to one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows an exemplary Bluetooth enabled wireless device for remotely controlling Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, according to another embodiment of the present invention.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The present invention is directed to a system and method for remotely controlling Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment. Although the invention is described with respect to specific embodiments, the principles of the invention, as defined by the claims appended herein, can obviously be applied beyond the specifically described embodiments of the invention described herein. Moreover, in the description of the present invention, certain details have been left out in order to not obscure the inventive aspects of the invention. The details left out are within the knowledge of a person of ordinary skill in the art.

The drawings in the present application and their accompanying detailed description are directed to merely exemplary embodiments of the invention. To maintain brevity, other embodiments of the invention, which use the principles of the present invention are not specifically described in the present application and are not specifically illustrated by the present drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a conventional system for remotely controlling Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment.FIG. 1 showssystem100 comprising Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102 and dedicated Bluetoothremote control106. Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102 is shown equipped with Bluetoothport104. Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102 may comprise a television, for example. Also shown inFIG. 1, are dedicated Bluetooth remote control features, including Bluetoothport108,

volume controls

110aand110b,

channel controls

112aand112b, andcustom control114.Custom control114 may be, for example, a manufacturer specific or electronic equipment model specific feature providing control over a functionality that is unique or distinctive to Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102. More specifically, where Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102 is a television,

volume controls

110aand110b, and

channel controls

112aand112bcorrespond to features that are shared by substantially all televisions regardless of manufacturer or model.Custom control114, by contrast, may correspond to a picture in picture functionality, for example, unique to a manufacturer, or offered only on certain television models.Communication link116 inFIG. 1 represents communication between dedicated Bluetoothremote control106 and Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102, permitting remote control over Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102.

Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102 and dedicated Bluetoothremote control106 are typically preset by the manufacturer and are available to a consumer as paired devices. Provided as described, both Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102 and dedicated Bluetoothremote control106 may be mutually dedicated system components, lacking interoperability with most other devices. In conventional implementations, for example, a device code may be assigned to Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102, based on equipment type, i.e. television versus DVD player, manufacturer, and model number. Interoperability of dedicated Bluetoothremote control106 and Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102 then results from dedicated Bluetoothremote control106 having been preset with the appropriate device code to control Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102.

As previously discussed, the conventional implementation providing remote control of electronic equipment includes several disadvantages. For example, remote control units, such as dedicated Bluetoothremote control106, inFIG. 1, are frequently small, and tend to be fragile. As a result, they are easily misplaced or permanently lost, and are susceptible to being damaged. Moreover, because dedicated Bluetoothremote control106 and Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102 are pre-paired by the manufacturer, loss or inoperability of dedicated Bluetoothremote control106 necessitates procurement of a replacement remote control unit from the manufacturer, perhaps at considerable cost, or use of a “universal” remote control unit equipped with a database of device codes which includes the specific device code for Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102.

Use of a universal remote control as a replacement for dedicated Bluetoothremote control106 also addresses the additional problems arising from the inconvenience of having multiple items of electronic equipment, each controlled by a separate dedicated remote control. Where, for example, a relatively modest home entertainment center includes a television, satellite set-top box, and DVD player, each device may have it's own dedicated remote control, requiring synchronized use of all three remote control units to operate what is effectively employed as an integrated entertainment system. Many home entertainment systems are somewhat more elaborate, and may include, for example, an audio receiver and digital music player, with their own dedicated remote controls. The frustrations and inconveniences resulting from such a proliferation of remote control units may be readily apparent, or perhaps even familiar.

While capable of providing a primitive replacement for a lost or broken remote control unit, and offering an alternative to the tyranny of remote control proliferation, universal remote control units present significant undesirable aspects as well. For example, a universal remote control is limited in its interoperability to those items of electronic equipment for which device codes are available through the universal remote control database. As a result, a single universal device purchased to consolidate the use of several dedicated remote control units, may be interoperable with some but not all of electronic equipment in use. Even where interoperability does exist, the very universality of a universal remote control unit may prevent it from commanding the full functionality of any individual item of electronic equipment.

Returning toFIG. 1, it may be seen that where a universal remote control unit is utilized as a replacement for dedicated Bluetoothremote control106, that universal remote control, because it is adapted for use with a variety of equipment types and models, may not support control over controls or features that are unique or distinctive to an equipment type, manufacturer, or model. For example, while volume controls110aand110b, and channel controls112aand112bon dedicated Bluetoothremote control106 may be generic across a wide variety of electronic equipment and thus be replicated on a universal remote control,custom control114 may be highly distinctive, and not be supported by a universal remote control unit, even where that universal unit is interoperable with Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102. Considering the variety and sophistication of electronic equipment available on the market, it seems inevitable that a universal remote device would be unable to replicate every distinctive control of each device with which it is interoperable. However, it is often those unique or distinctive control features that make a particular item of electronic equipment desirable over a competing product. Thus the failure of a universal remote control unit to replicate those custom controls may make it an inadequate substitute for a dedicated remote control, such as dedicated Bluetoothremote control106 inFIG. 1.

FIG. 2 shows a system for remotely controlling Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment using a Bluetooth enabled wireless device, according to one embodiment of the present invention, capable of overcoming the inadequacies of conventional implementations discussed in relation toFIG. 1.FIG. 2 showssystem200, comprising Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 equipped withBluetooth port204, corresponding to Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102 havingBluetooth port104, inFIG. 1.System200 inFIG. 2 also comprises Bluetooth enabledwireless device206, which substitutes for dedicated Bluetoothremote control106, inFIG. 1.

Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 inFIG. 2 includesBluetooth pairing button218 andsecurity code220, having no analogue inFIG. 1. For the purposes of the present discussion, Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 may be described as a television. This characterization is exemplary only, however. Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 may comprise any Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment configured to be remotely controlled, including, but not limited to, the aforementioned television, a DVD player, video receiver, audio receiver, satellite set-top box, home security system, and home appliance, for example.

As shown bycommunication link216 inFIG. 2, Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 is in communication with Bluetooth enabledwireless device206, from which it may receive commands. Bluetooth enabledwireless device206 includesBluetooth port208 and set-up button222. As is the case for Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202, there is considerable variability in the specific form assumed by Bluetooth enabledwireless device206. For the purposes of the present discussion, Bluetooth enableddevice206 may be conceptualized as a mobile telephone, but that characterization too, is merely exemplary. Bluetooth enabled wireless device may be any such device suitable for use as a remote control unit, including, but not limited to, the aforementioned mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), wireless computer, wireless keyboard, digital audio player, and gaming console, for example. The embodiment presented inFIG. 2 may be more clearly understood if considered in conjunction with an exemplary method for implementing remote control through its use.

FIG. 3 showsflow chart300, which outlines an exemplary method to implement an embodiment of the present invention. Certain details and features have been left out offlowchart300 that are apparent to a person of ordinary skill in the art. For example, a step may comprise one or more substeps or may involve specialized equipment or materials, as known in the art. Whilesteps302 through316 indicated inflowchart300 are sufficient to describe one embodiment of the present invention, other embodiments of the invention may utilize steps different from those shown inflowchart300.

Continuing withstep302 inFIG. 3 andsystem200 inFIG. 2, step302 offlowchart300 comprises identifying electronic equipment configured for Bluetooth pairing. Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 is an example of a suitably configured device, by virtue of the presence ofBluetooth pairing button218. In the conventional implementation, shown inFIG. 1, Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102 is provided by the manufacturer pre-paired with dedicated Bluetoothremote control106. Although interoperability may be present for a universal remote control unit, such a device is also a pre-paired device by virtue of the device codes preset into it. Active pairing between Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment102 and a remote control device is not under a user's control in the conventional implementation.

Active pairing is not a desirable default mode for Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, because in the presence of other Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment or control devices, the ability to continuously pair would give rise to undesirable cross-talk amongst the electronic equipment and controls. To avoid that outcome, the present embodiment calls for Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 to reside in a default non-pairing state, but to have a manual control allowing a user to place the electronic equipment into a Bluetooth pairing mode.Bluetooth pairing button218, which is exemplary only, provides for that feature inFIG. 2. In other embodiments,Bluetooth pairing button218 may correspond to a Bluetooth pairing switch, or knob, for example, or any control suitable for placing Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 into a Bluetooth pairing mode.

Step304 inFIG. 3 comprises initiating the Bluetooth pairing mode of Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 inFIG. 2, by utilizingBluetooth pairing button218. In pairing mode, Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment can broadcast its presence to other Bluetooth enabled devices, and autonegotiate interoperability, as known in the art. By manually placing Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 into a pairing mode, Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 is made temporarily detectable by Bluetooth enabled devices that may be searching for a pairing partner, such as Bluetooth enabledwireless device206, inFIG. 2.

Moving on to step306 inFIG. 3, step306 offlowchart300 comprises activating a setup mode of Bluetooth enabledwireless device206, inFIG. 2. Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 having been placed into a pairing mode in the previous step, activating a setup mode in the present step prompts Bluetooth enabledwireless device206 to search for Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 and autonegotiate pairing. Optionally, atstep308 offlowchart300, manual authorization for pairing may be required. Authorization can be provided by entry ofsecurity code220 identifying Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202, in response to a prompt appearing on Bluetooth enabledwireless device206, for example.

Following pairing of Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 and Bluetooth enabledwireless device206 instep306 or308, an application constituting a virtual remote controller is downloaded to Bluetooth enabledwireless device206, in step310 offlowchart300. In the present embodiment, the virtual remote controller is transferred by wirelessly downloading same into Bluetooth enabledwireless device206. In one embodiment, the virtual remote controller is stored in Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 in the form of Extensible Markup Language (XML) files, and transferred to Bluetooth enabledwireless device206 thoughcommunication link216. In other embodiments, the virtual remote controller application is described using other advanced markup languages, for example. Further, in one embodiment, the virtual remote controller is streamed into Bluetooth enabledwireless device206 throughcommunication link216 and through the electronic equipment's connection to the Internet, without having the virtual remote controller necessarily stored first in the electronic equipment.

Steps

302 through310 may be repeated using the same Bluetooth enabledwireless device206 in conjunction with several different items of Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, consolidating control of multiple electronic equipment into Bluetooth enabledwireless device206. In step312 ofFIG. 3, a particular item of Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment with which Bluetooth enabledwireless device206 has paired, is selected from a menu displayed on Bluetooth enabledwireless device206. In one embodiment, selection of previously paired Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 in step312 results in automatic display of remote control functions specific to Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 through the graphical user interface (GUI) of Bluetooth enabledwireless device206.

Optionally, selection of Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202 in step312 may result in a prompt requesting manual authorization for display and control of the selected equipment. Manual authorization can be provided in step314 by entry ofsecurity code220 identifying Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202, for example.

Continuing with step316 inFIG. 3, step316 offlowchart300 comprises utilizing the command functions displayed on Bluetooth enabledwireless device206 to remotely control Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202. It is noted that because Bluetooth enabledwireless device206 is running a virtual remote controller application specific to Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202, its display replicates controls corresponding to the full functionality of Bluetooth enabledelectronic device202, including unique or distinctive functions, such ascustom control114, inFIG. 1, heretofore accessible through use of a dedicated Bluetooth remote control but not typically supported by conventional universal remote control units.

FIG. 4 shows an exemplary Bluetooth enabled wireless device for remotely controlling Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, according to one embodiment of the present invention. Bluetooth enabledmobile telephone406 inFIG. 4 corresponds to Bluetooth enabledwireless device206 inFIG. 2, which, in turn, substitutes for dedicated Bluetoothremote control106, inFIG. 1. Bluetooth enabledmobile telephone406 comprisesBluetooth port408,keypad424, directional cursor controls426a,426b,426c, and426d,select button428, anddisplay430. As shown inFIG. 4, when Bluetooth enabledmobile telephone406 is paired with Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, such as Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202, inFIG. 2, the full functionality of the electronic equipment is commanded by the controls provided ondisplay430.

In the embodiment ofFIG. 4,display430 shows not only controls common to most electronic equipment, like volume controls410aand410b, and channel controls412aand412b, butcustom control414 as well. As a result, Bluetooth enabledmobile phone406 may be utilized as a substitute for a dedicated Bluetooth remote control, such as dedicated Bluetoothremote control106, inFIG. 1, without relinquishing command of custom functions unique or distinctive to a particular item of electronic equipment. InFIG. 4, directional cursor controls426a,426b,426c, and426dcan be used to navigate amongst the control functions presented ondisplay430. When a desired control in highlighted,select button428 can be depressed to execute the desired command. It is noted that volume controls410aand410b, channel controls412aand412b, andcustom control414, are exemplary only, and are not limitations on the number or variety of controls capable of display by Bluetooth enabledmobile telephone406 or any other embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 shows an exemplary Bluetooth enabled wireless device for remotely controlling Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, according to another embodiment of the present invention. Bluetooth enabledwireless device506 inFIG. 5 is a touch screen device comprisingBluetooth port508, andtouch screen display532. Bluetooth enabledwireless device506 inFIG. 5 corresponds to Bluetooth enabledwireless device206 inFIG. 2, and may be utilized as a substitute for dedicated Bluetoothremote control106, inFIG. 1, without sacrificing command of functionality that may be unique or distinctive to a particular item of electronic equipment. As shown inFIG. 5, when Bluetooth enabledwireless device506 is paired with Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, such as Bluetooth enabledelectronic equipment202, inFIG. 2, the full functionality of the electronic equipment is commanded by the controls provided ondisplay532.

In the embodiment ofFIG. 5,display532 shows controls common to most electronic equipment, like volume controls510aand510band channel controls512aand512b, as well ascustom control514. Consequently,Bluetooth wireless device506, which may be a tablet computer, or touch screen mobile telephone for example, can be utilized as a substitute for a dedicated Bluetooth remote control, such as dedicated Bluetoothremote control106, inFIG. 1, without relinquishing command of custom functions unique or distinctive to a particular item of electronic equipment. InFIG. 5, an icon representing

volume control

510aor510b, orchannel control512aor512b, orcustom control514 can be directly touched to execute the corresponding command.

By pairing a Bluetooth enabled wireless device with one or more items of Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, the present invention makes it possible to consolidate remote control of multiple items of electronic equipment without sacrificing command of distinctive or unique functionality specific to an individual item of electronics. Moreover, by providing a means for integrating a virtual remote controller application into a variety of popular and widely distributed Bluetooth enabled wireless devices, the present invention both broadens the utility of those existing devices and eliminates the necessity for a consumer to purchase a separate dedicated or universal remote control unit. As a result, the present invention advantageously provides a fully functional substitute for a lost or damaged dedicated remote control without a user suffering the delay or expense associated with procurement of a replacement unit. In addition, the present invention advantageously provides a user with the flexibility to select a remote control device based on convenience or other criteria of personal preference, such as display type or ease of use, for example.

From the above description of the invention it is manifest that various techniques can be used for implementing the concepts of the present invention without departing from its scope. Moreover, while the invention has been described with specific reference to certain embodiments, a person of ordinary skill in the art would recognize that changes can be made in form and detail without departing from the spirit and the scope of the invention. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respects as illustrative and not restrictive. It should also be understood that the invention is not limited to the particular embodiments described herein, but is capable of many rearrangements, modifications, and substitutions without departing from the scope of the invention.

Thus, system and method for remotely controlling Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment have been described.

Claims

The invention claimed is:

1. A system comprising:

a Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment configured to initiate a pairing mode to authorize a virtual remote controller transfer, the pairing mode being initiated responsive to actuation of a selectable control disposed on said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment being in a default non-pairing state when not in pairing mode to reduce cross-talk; and

a Bluetooth enabled wireless device configured to activate a setup mode to pair with said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, and configured to stream from the Internet said virtual remote controller without the virtual remote controller being first stored on the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, the virtual remote controller being streamed through a wireless connection to said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment and an Internet connection of the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment.

2. The system ofclaim 1 wherein said virtual remote controller is described in an advanced markup language.

3. The system ofclaim 1 wherein said virtual remote controller is described in Extensible Markup Language (XML).

4. The system ofclaim 1 wherein a pairing of said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment with said Bluetooth enabled wireless device requires receipt of a security code at the Bluetooth enabled wireless device.

5. The system ofclaim 1 wherein said virtual remote controller is displayed through a graphical user interface (GUI) on said Bluetooth enabled wireless device.

6. The system ofclaim 5 wherein said Bluetooth enabled wireless device includes a touch screen and the GUI is displayed on the touch screen.

7. The system ofclaim 1 wherein said Bluetooth enabled wireless device is a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless computer, a wireless keyboard, a digital audio player, or a gaming console.

8. The system ofclaim 1 wherein said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment is a television, a digital versatile disc (DVD) player, a video receiver, an audio receiver, a satellite set-top box, a home security system, or a home appliance.

9. A system for remotely controlling a Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, said system comprising:

said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment configured to initiate a pairing mode, the pairing mode being initiated responsive to actuation of a selectable control disposed on said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment being in a default non-pairing state when not in pairing mode to reduce cross-talk; and

a Bluetooth enabled wireless device configured to activate a setup mode pair with said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, said Bluetooth enabled wireless device configured to communicate with said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment via a wireless connection, said Bluetooth enabled wireless device streaming a virtual remote controller from the Internet via the wireless connection to the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment and an Internet connection of the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment without the virtual remote controller being first stored in the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment,

wherein said Bluetooth enabled wireless device displays said virtual remote controller and remotely controls said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment based on the virtual remote controller.

10. The system ofclaim 9 wherein said virtual remote controller comprises XML files.

11. The system ofclaim 9 wherein said Bluetooth enabled wireless device is a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless computer, a wireless keyboard, a digital audio player, or a gaming console.

12. The system ofclaim 10 wherein said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment is a television, a digital versatile disc (DVD) player, a video receiver, an audio receiver, a satellite set-top box, a home security system, or a home appliance.

13. A method for utilizing a Bluetooth enabled wireless device to remotely control a Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, said method comprising:

initiating a pairing mode of said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment to authorize a virtual remote controller transfer, said initiating being in response to actuation of a selectable control disposed on said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment, the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment being in a default non-pairing state when not in pairing mode to reduce cross-talk;

activating a setup mode of said Bluetooth enabled wireless device to pair with said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment; and

streaming said virtual remote controller to said Bluetooth enabled wireless device from the Internet through a wireless connection between said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment and the Bluetooth enabled wireless device and an Internet connection of the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment without the virtual remote controller first being stored in the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment.

14. The method ofclaim 13, further comprising displaying said virtual remote controller on said Bluetooth enabled wireless device.

15. The method ofclaim 14, further comprising remotely controlling the Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment based on activation of command functions of said virtual remote controller displayed on said Bluetooth enabled wireless device.

16. The method ofclaim 13 wherein said Bluetooth enabled wireless device is a mobile telephone, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a wireless computer, a wireless keyboard, a digital audio player, or a gaming console.

17. The method ofclaim 13 wherein said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment is a television, a digital versatile disc (DVD) player, a video receiver, an audio receiver, a satellite set-top box, a home security system, or a home appliance.

18. The method ofclaim 13 further comprising receiving at the Bluetooth enabled wireless device a security code to authorize control of said Bluetooth enabled electronic equipment by said Bluetooth enabled wireless device.